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Universal Music Group and its Virgin Music Group subsidiary’s acquisition of Downtown Music has officially been completed, the companies announced Friday, about a week after EU competition authorities approved the deal last Friday. Downtown’s CEO Pieter van Rijn was appointed Chief Operating Officer following the deal, and he will report to Virgin’s co-CEOs Nat Pastor…
Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun is known for hard-hitting, evocative dramas set in his native Chad, a country that was embroiled in sectarian conflict for decades. Movies like Dry Season, A Screaming Man (which won Cannes’ Jury Prize in 2011) and Grigris followed men in various states of turmoil, beset by violence and other hardships in the…
Something that went a tad undernoticed in Paramount‘s announcement that it had added sweeteners to its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery: Compliance with what’s known as a second request for information in the Justice Department’s probe into the hostile takeover bid. In normal circumstances, such compliance can take over a year. The scope of the…
The talk of Westwood this past week was a canceled lecture, set to be delivered by a New York media heavyweight. Bari Weiss, the Free Press founder and editor-in-chief of CBS News, was scheduled to deliver the Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture at UCLA‘s Burkle Center next week. The topic? The future of journalism. The reaction?…
[This story contains spoilers for The Wrecking Crew.] The Wrecking Crew filmmaker Angel Manuel Soto has entertained plenty of viewers on Amazon Prime over the past few weeks, as his new action comedy has routinely been among the streaming service’s most watched films since its launch on Jan. 28. Among the viewers of the Jason…
Michael Ireland — a widely regarded Hollywood studio production executive who departed Paramount last year — has found his new home. And the irony couldn’t be richer — if not a ready-made script. Warner Bros. announced to staff Thursday that Ireland has been named president of production at Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group alongside current…
Alicia Keys, Jody Gerson, Laura Segura and their nonprofit She Is The Music, which pushes to increase the number of women working in music, came together for their second annual Sharing the Spotlight event on Wednesday night. The Hollywood Reporter teamed up with the organization to honor music executive trailblazer Sylvia Rhone and country artist…
Live Nation reported record fan attendance for 2025, reaching 159 million globally, as revenue surged to $25.2 billion, above analyst expectations. Attendance was up from 151 million in 2024, and international markets surpassed the U.S. in fan attendance for the first time. Live Nation reported operating income up 52 percent, reaching $1.3 billion for the…
Dua Lipa has danced her way to a new global brand ambassador gig with Bulgari. The superstar singer joins fellow house ambassadors like Anne Hathaway, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Zendaya, Damiano David, Liu Yifei, Kim Ji-won and Blackpink superstar Lisa. Friends of the house include Linda Evangelista, Oscar Isaac, Isabella Rossellini and more. “It is incredibly…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. It’s been a big few weeks for KPop Demon Hunters merchandise. At the end of January, Mattel and Hasbro announced their forthcoming product lines, including American Girl Dolls, Monopoly and Polly Pocket….
